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Why Can't I Connect to my (Droplet's) Server? It's Working

Posted on May 7, 2023

I have a Next.js server. It’s up and running, and I know because when I do wget myserveripaddress:30002 from the server itself, I get a (valid) index.html file.

However, when I do the exact same thing from my own machine (or use my browser), the request times out. It’s like there’s a firewall that I never setup blocking things.



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It turns out there is a firewall installed by default. I was able to open it up (thanks to a little help from Digital Ocean support) with the command:

sudo ufw allow 3002

P.S. It was working a week or two ago. I came back to it (after not changing anything, and certainly not installing a firewall) and found it not working.

Also I tried restarting the machine; it didn’t help.

Hi @tinyazuredolphin,

Are you using a domain? If it is, see if your domain is pinging from your Droplet:

  1. ping yourdomain.com

Additionally, enter your Droplet via SSH and see in your logs if anything is being blocked.

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